The Border Collie

[RussBoy 77]

i lamp and ferret with my beddy bull greyhound and he os a great wee dog. the mrs has just bought herself a border collie pup just for a house dog from working farm stock and wondered if it would be of much use taking out lamping and ferreting etc? anyone had much luck with them?

[paulf 820]

some collies can shift mate one at the farm i work on catches rabbits for fun ..

[nomoon 542]

a lot of people have had good results ,up to you and the dog atb mc

[samba 534]

should make a decent ferreting/lamping dog seen one catch a few on the lamp but not long slips atb

[Millet 4,497]

Them leggy light weight hill collies can go at a fare rate of knot's .. and the one's i've seen can go all day..

[RussBoy 77]

fingers crossed then as i hate having to keep and feed a pet dog.

[foresterj 1,096]

Kind of depends on your expectations mate, but in my experience they can do a bit of pretty much anything you ask of them, IF they're the right sort.

[RussBoy 77]

mainly just to catch bunnies mate. both parents are hard grafting sheep and cow dogs so should have the working brain. just hope be fast enough for bunnies

[morton 5,368]

If you have a Beddy/Bull/Greyhound, a Collie will make you sit up and beg .

[nomoon 542]

If you have a Beddy/Bull/Greyhound, a Collie will make you sit up and beg .

whats the reasoning behind this statement morton, ???? atb mc

[weasle 1,119]

Could always do some of this...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[morton 5,368]

Nomoon,you either have the know or the not know,its a Border thing.The Border collie appreciation society is for fully paid up members and overworked hill farmers,or easily pleased and less demanding bunny bashers.

[nomoon 542]

Nomoon,you either have the know or the not know,its a Border thing.The Border collie appreciation society is for fully paid up members and overworked hill farmers,or easily pleased and less demanding bunny bashers.

well cant pretend i understand a word of that or its relavance , but he might be better training at borders than you think, atb mc

[morton 5,368]

When you need to train a Border,when they have an habit of training the owner,then its a fruitless task.

[buster gonads 862]

I,v a mate use,s his 2 borders as his ferreting dog,s and he,s more that chuffed, i,v been out with them and on the sort of ruff ground he works they suit him to a tea.